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Rapinoe, Lavelle re-sign with OL Reign

Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle are back with OL Reign. The National Women's Soccer League club re-signed Rapinoe to a one-year deal. Lavelle signed for two.

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FILE - United States midfielder Rose Lavelle (16) plays during an international friendly soccer match against Paraguay, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021, in Cincinnati. The U.S. women’s national soccer team will play Iceland, New Zealand and the Czech Republic in the SheBelieves Cup tournament next month. The seventh annual event will be played Feb. 17 to Feb. 23 at venues in Carson, California, and Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, File)

Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle are back with OL Reign. The National Women's Soccer League club re-signed Rapinoe to a one-year deal. Lavelle signed for two. Terms were not released.

Rapinoe and Lavelle were on the U.S. team that won the World Cup in 2019.

Both spent time away from the Reign last season because of the Tokyo Olympics.

Rapinoe has been with the Reign since the team's first season in 2013.

She holds the club record for career goals with 40.

The Reign also re-signed the team's leading scorer in 2021 to a new deal. Bethany Balcer agreed to a 3-year contract with a team option for a fourth year.

Balcer scored 9 goals last season.

Defender Lu Barnes signed a one-year deal with an option. It will be her 10th season with the Reign.